Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to urge state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide free community college tuition for all high school graduates during her sixth State of the State speech on Wednesday.
Whitmer also prioritized community college access in her annual address last year. State lawmakers responded by temporarily lowering the minimum age for free tuition from 25 to 21 years old. The Democratic governor now wants to expand the program by removing all age requirements for free community college, according to details of her plan provided to The Associated Press by Whitmer’s office.
Whitmer’s administration created the Michigan Reconnect program in 2021, aiming to increase the percentage of the state’s workforce with a postsecondary degree or training from 50.5% to 60% by 2030. It made Michigan residents 25 years and older eligible for free community college tuition.
not true at all, the types of people that don’t do well in high school are usually the smartest ones
There’s a difference in “not doing well” and “not graduating”. Also there are lots of different ways you could define the “smartest ones”, but ability to earn an income is a at least one indicator of success. Using that metric the data doesn’t support your assertion:
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You think a community college will accept you in their programs without the high school level education?
Feel free to present your own data to back up your point. So far you’ve provided none.
Yea, I am very interested in how you get into a college without a diploma, GED, or some other equivalent.
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I’m beginning to get a picture of the problems you may have had to arrive where you are.
I hope your day get better.
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No, I said one possible measure, and asked you to provide a measure you prefer. You provided no measure of your own.
And I said nothing of the sort. Again, you’re building a strawman.
Yeah, I’m doubting that.
I’m not sure are the best person to judge that. Most of the things you say that make paint me as unreasonable are things you said, not my own words. You’re clearly having difficulty with this conversation, and my day is not made better by yours getting worse. Whatever it is in life that is denying you peace, I hope you overcome it.
I see nothing productive for either of us continuing this. I won’t be replying to you anymore.
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Stop lying and go touch grass
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You are the best kind of lolcow.
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Oh, don’t you wish.
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😆 Oh, don’t you wish.
I can see where you are coming from and do not disagree. However these decisions have to be made in aggregate and proportionally, the “geniuses” that failed or dropped out of highchool, are most likely a small minority compared to the overall population.
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There is no empirical data to support that at all. If you have some we’d love to see it.
While it is not unheard of for someone to do poorly in school and still be smart, education is a clear predictive variable for future success. Period.
Also too, studies have shown that a direct outcome of improving starting wages and reducing unemployment is a reduction in violent crime. Also better median income in the state also results in better taxes for the state.
This is by no means a giveaway. This is an investment in the state that pays many dividends. By the way Tennessee did this several years ago. It’s a net benefit for society.